Muammar Gaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent Saif al-Islam has
been detained in the southern desert, Libya's interim justice minister
and other officials have said.
Fighters from the western mountain city of Zintan announced his
capture on Saturday as gunfire and car horns marked jubilation across
the country at the seizure of the British-educated 39-year-old who a
year ago seemed set for a dynastic succession to rule.
Saif
al-Islam and three armed companions were taken without a fight
overnight, officials said, and Gaddafi's son was not injured, unlike
Gaddafi himself, who was killed last month after being captured by
fighters in his home town of Sirte.
"We have arrested Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in [the] Ubari area," Justice
Minister Mohammed al-Alagy said, adding that the younger Gaddafi,
wanted for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court
(ICC) at The Hague, was not injured.
